Wilson Center Experts

Mohammad Abdul Karim

The Decline and Fall of Scientific Atheism in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, 1964-1991.

Term:

Sep 01, 2004

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Sep 01, 2004

Project Summary

Examines the failure of the communist partys atheistic policy amongst the Islamic peoples in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 1964-1991. Looks at the ways that different scholarly communities have attempted to undertsand the reason for the failure of atheism and the persistence of Islamic belief.